The debate of the legalization of Euthanasia hangs heavily on the ethics of the passing of life. ... To some the line between Passive and Active Euthanasia is not a line of black and white but grayed in many areas due to evidence coming to light on either side of the debate. ... Also, if the patient is no longer able to make a decision at any point in the treatment, family members and/or doctors may look to the wishes of their patient for which course they should pursue concerning their treatment (Terri Schiavo Life). Given these points, it can be seen that there are two distinct sides of the...

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Germany, Great Britain and Wales, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Switzerland have been debating on the legalization of euthanasia but only Belgium and the Netherlands have recently legalized euthanasia when employed in certain conditions. The Dutch bill, was adopted in April 2001 and the Belgian bill was adopted in May 2002.These two bills decriminalize euthanasia, that is to say the intervention meant for putting an end to the life of a person asking for it, when realized by a doctor respecting certain conditions concerning both the estate of the patient and the procedure. ...

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So, what is physician-assisted suicide?  Physician assisted suicide is when a doctor chooses to aid a patient in the process of killing himself or herself. This so called "mercy killing" gives the patient a chance to escape potentially long-term suffering and misery resulting from terminal diseases...

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